Former Santa Monica Mayor Rex Minter was a passenger in a small plane that landed and flipped on the beach near the city's famed pier.
and we send our deepest condolences to his children, grandchildren, family members, and his many friends throughout Santa Monica,'' wrote Santa Monica spokeswoman Constance Farrell.
Minter was elected to the Santa Monica City Council in 1955 and served as mayor between 1963 and 1967, Farrell said. He later served as city attorney for Arcadia, and as a judge for the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Flags in front of City Hall will be lowered to half-staff and a City Council meeting in the new year will be adjourned in honor of Minter's service.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.
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